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Division I · The Summit League

University of South Dakota Women's Basketball

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15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$1.7M
Team budget
26th percentile in Division I
$110,888
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
995
APR
100% of players retained
99%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

University of South Dakota fields a women's basketball team in the The Summit League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,663,329, below the median of $2.2M — $110,888 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's basketball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 986, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,797,590 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,483 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#266Team budgetof 360 · Division I#253Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#146Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#64APRof 360 · Division I
Team budget$1.7M
Spend per player$110,888
Roster size15
Coaching staff5
APR995

Team budgets across the division

$619k$13M
this programevery Division I women's basketball program

Roster sizes (cap 15)

1150
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster15 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap15 at the cap
  • Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,663,329 for the year
  • Operating expenses$229,856 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$110,888 division median $141,297
  • Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained100% year to year
  • Eligible98% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,797,590 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$9,483 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$174,045 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Carrie Eighmey head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 1 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school basketball players356,240 2024-25
  • Division I roster spots6,175 360 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 58 1.7% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot

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About the school

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Campus

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7,095undergraduates · 9,868 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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99%admitted · of 5,349 applicants
SAT middle 50%1110 – 1330
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
61%

Women's Basketball

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15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate995
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,663,329 $110,889 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,797,590
Recruiting spend, women's
$174,045

Cost

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$18,466net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$24,639
Sticker, out-of-state$28,149
Average net price$18,466
Net price by family income
$0–30k$13,687
$30–48k$16,400
$48–75k$18,608
$75–110k$21,259
$110k and up$21,432
Tuition & fees
$9,432 in-state · $12,942 out

Campus safety

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0.82violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.82
Property0.22
In residence halls
5 burglaries · 22 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
7 over 2022–2024

Majors

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28%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing307 · 28%
Business220 · 20%
Education72 · 7%
Biological sciences72 · 7%
Psychology71 · 7%

Research University of South Dakota

School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.

Women's Basketball program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions99% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,466 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 7,095Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.82 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles

University of South DakotaWayne State College (Nebraska) · 38 miAugustana University (South Dakota) · 52 miUniversity of Sioux Falls · 52 miBuena Vista University · 88 miSouth Dakota State University · 106 miUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha · 116 miCreighton University · 116 miSouthwest Minnesota State University · 129 miNebraska Wesleyan University · 135 miUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln · 136 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Wayne State College (Nebraska) Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference3815$542k——
Augustana University (South Dakota) Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference5217$859k—59%
University of Sioux Falls Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference5217$606k—82%
Buena Vista University Division III · American Rivers Conference8825$213k—72%
South Dakota State University Division I · The Summit League10615$2.2M99699%
University of Nebraska at Omaha Division I · The Summit League11615$2.1M100087%
Creighton University Division I · BIG EAST Conference11611$3.2M100072%
Southwest Minnesota State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference12915$510k—69%
Nebraska Wesleyan University Division III · American Rivers Conference13521$133k—84%
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division I · Big Ten Conference13650$6.1M99077%

Other women's basketball programs in the The Summit League

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of North Dakota 6 over cap21$2.3M$108,738987vs
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) 2 over cap17$2.2M$131,944—vs
University of Missouri-Kansas City at cap15$2.2M$146,118995vs
South Dakota State University at cap15$2.2M$143,775996vs
University of Nebraska at Omaha at cap15$2.1M$140,9271000vs
North Dakota State University room for 114$1.8M$131,0441000vs
Oral Roberts University room for 213$1.8M$138,223986vs
University of South Dakota at cap15$1.7M$110,888995vs

Every The Summit League women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked